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Title: China's Xi and a retired U.S. general have both brought up war. How worried should the world be?
Post by: TomSea on November 04, 2018, 04:55:02 pm

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China's Xi and a retired U.S. general have both brought up war. How worried should the world be?
"There's a genuine concern it might end up somewhere horrible," one expert said.

Nov. 4, 2018 / 5:34 AM CST
By Alexander Smith
China has as many as 300 nuclear warheads and more than 2 million active-duty troops, larger than any other standing army on the planet.

It is already locked in a trade war with the United States. Now officials past and present from both countries seem to be talking up the possibility of a shooting war breaking out.

Read more at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-s-xi-retired-u-s-general-have-both-brought-n929681 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-s-xi-retired-u-s-general-have-both-brought-n929681)